
Electrical Engineer II
Grand Rapids, MI · HybridJob$65–119K/yrSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago
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Job overview
The Electrical Engineer II designs electrical systems for Trane Commercial HVAC products, including control panels, wiring, and power components. The role develops unit designs, prototypes, test documentation, and production documentation, and integrates sensors and HVAC control electronics. The engineer works onsite Monday through Thursday and may choose a work location on Fridays. The position also provides project guidance and engineering support across teams.
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Full job description
Be a part of our mission! As a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable, and efficient climate solutions for buildings, homes and transportation, it's our responsibility to put the planet first. For us at Trane Technologies (https://www.tranetechnologies.com/) , and through our businesses including Trane® (http://www.trane.com/index.html) and Thermo King (http://www.thermoking.com/na/en.html) , sustainability is not just how we do business—it is our business. Do you dare to look at the world's challenges and see impactful possibilities? Do you want to contribute to making a better future? If the answer is yes, we invite you to consider joining us in boldly challenging what's possible for a sustainable world.
Learn about our benefits (http://careers.tranetechnologies.com/global/en/benefits) designed for you to Thrive at work and at home.
We boldly go.
Where is the work:
Monday to Thursday, work onsite with your colleagues. Fridays, choose your work location, balancing what your work requires.
Job Summary:
As an Electrical Engineer II you are responsible for unit electrical system designs for Trane Commercial HVAC products. Responsibilities include main unit control panel and auxiliary control panel design and layout. Additional responsibilities include selection and qualification of electrical and electro-mechanical power components, electrical wiring, transformers, circuit breakers, contactors, overloads, variable frequency drives, solid state starters and wye-delta starters. This position will generate unit electrical designs, control panel prototypes, test documentation and reports along with product documentation necessary to release unit designs to production. Further equipment responsibilities also include integrating the following types of pre-engineered devices into the unit design: low voltage sensors, wireless and wired interconnection devices, and Trane developed HVAC control electronics.
What you will do:
Become familiar with Trane Commercial Chillers, Rooftops and Air Handler products.
Develop control box layout designs, wire harness routing and transformer load calculations.
Develop laboratory test plans and analyze test data.
Provide guidance and leadership to designers, lab technicians and other team members.
Administer appropriate agency and regulatory approval processes.
Develop and/or update Trane electrical purchased part engineering drawings and standards.
Define, identify and complete appropriate qualification testing activities.
Prepare complete schedules and reports for assigned projects.
Achieve scheduled milestones for assigned projects.
Coordinate the activities of other engineers or technicians assigned to the project.
Provide engineering support to the Product Planning and Technical Support Team.
Support the Order Fulfillment teams as needed to address safety, assembly and quality issues.
Identify electrical quality and productivity improvement opportunities.
Execute a wide variety of electrical or quality and productivity improvement projects.
Effectively meet the needs of internal and external customers.
What you will bring:
Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or Engineering Technology or Physics and at least 2-years electrical engineering work experience is required.
Basic project management skills for small-scale projects and awareness of overall project status, risks, and obstacles to progress.
Annual Base Salary Range or Hourly Base Pay Range:
$65,200.00 - $118,860.00
Compensation Type:
Salary
Incentive Eligible:
No
Sales Commission Eligible:
No
Disclaimer : We strive to provide competitive compensation for this position, tailored to a variety of factors. The actual compensation will depend on elements such as seniority, merit, geographic location, education, experience, travel requirements, and union designation. Our compensation range is generally based on the national average for the country. Additionally, benefits may vary depending on the region, business alignment, union involvement, and employee status.
Thrive at work and at home:
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Benefits kick in on DAY ONE for you and your family, including health insurance and holistic wellness programs that include generous incentives – WE DARE TO CARE!
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Family building benefits include fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
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Paid time off includes up to 15 vacation days, paid holidays, sick leave, and additional options to support volunteer and parental leave.
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401K match up, educational and training opportunities through company programs along with tuition assistance and student debt support.
Disclaimer: Benefit offerings may vary by site as well as Collective Bargaining Agreements and local/state regulations
Safety Sensitive Role:
No
The company designates certain roles as Safety Sensitive. Safety Sensitive roles may require that you pass additional drug screening.
We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits and programs. We are an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, age, marital status, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any legally protected status.
How this job compares
Set against the 2,844 open Electrical Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$65–119K/yr
- Michigan median$104–174K/yr28 salary ranges
- US median$125–190K/yr1,678 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $92K, is 33% below the Michigan median midpoint ($137K) — in the lowest quarter of Electrical Engineering salary ranges in Michigan.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 62 open Electrical Engineering jobs in Michigan and 2,844 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Michigan
- Black & Veatch7 open
- CDM Smith5 open
- General Motors4 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Electrical Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for (median 6 years, across 1,928 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,371 of the 2,844 open Electrical Engineering jobs (48%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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